They work together and use an isolation tank for Eleven to recall her traumatic memories. The duo won the WWF Tag Team Championship one time before the stable disbanded as the Invasion storyline began. Those of you who have been watching professional wrestling for a long time will know all too well how insane and wacky that the business can be. News on all your favorite celebs, reality TV, and movies. Pro Wrestling is a FANDOM Lifestyle Community. Shortly after the 2002 brand split, he was sent to SmackDown! The character was hardly used and never developed, and even when talking about it later Wright only remembers wearing robes he purchased from another wrestler to the ring. [37] On the April 26 episode of SmackDown!, Right to Censor lost to the Brothers of Destruction on a 4-on-2 handicap match, after all other members walked out on Richards mid-match. I show up to TV, ready to go. The Nation lasted until around September 1998 and officially disbanded in October 1998 when Mark Henry attacked the nations leader The Rock. The feud was then re-written with Shango instead of Sid, where he would cast voodoo spells on his opponent. Visit Sony LIV to sign in or sign up and enjoy WWE's premium content. [51] This would be his final appearance on WWE programming for the next three years as Wright was released from the WWE in December 2002. HASBRO MATCH-UP: The Undertaker & The Ultimate Warrior vs.The Berzerker & PaPa Shango. He appeared on January 22, 2018, at Raw's 25th anniversary show, in a backstage segment with his former teammate Mark Henry, and his real-life wife. Although his tenure in WWE was a short one, the witch doctor made a major impact at WrestleMania VIII when he interfered in the main event between Hulk Hogan and Sid Justice, resulting in a disqualification. The first part of Stranger Things season 4 is finally here and there are so many major moments to break down. WWE Hall of Famer, The Godfather joins Chris Van Vliet to discuss playing the Papa Shango character and does an impression that may frighten you to your core. He explained that the person in charge forgot to tell him to go, which meant the finish to the match had to be changed. Do check the Promotions tab if you cannot find it in the Primary Inbox. For more information, please read our Legal Disclaimer. Instead he returned as Kama, now billed under his full name, Kama Mustafa, with less emphasis on his shoot fighting background. Did a WWE legend just take a shot at Sami Zayn's physique right here? He got over and he gained a run with the WWF Intercontinental Championship in April 1999. Jake Roberts has been critical of today's in-ring product. After The Nation split up, Wright had his most successful run with the company under the hugely popular persona of "The Godfather". After they refused, Godfather left the ceremony with his Ho Train, and was accompanied by every male wrestler in attendance and commentator John Bradshaw Layfield, leaving only Mr. McMahon, Jonathan Coachman, Hornswoggle, Gerald Brisco, Pat Patterson, Michael Cole and several Divas behind. 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We also get to see Dr. Martin Brenner (Matthew Modine) a.k.a. Just because Papa Shango is 56 years old and not in WWE any more doesn't mean that he isn't still using his voodoo elsewhere in wrestling. He headlined Saturday Night's Main Event XXXI against Bret Hart for the WWF Championship. He did some cool theatrical type things for back then but I . Wright first entered professional wrestling after being noticed tending to a bar by wrestlers during the filming of the movie Over the Top. [45] Goodfather would continue to team with Buchanan, until the June 17 episode of Sunday Night Heat, where they lost to the Dudley Boyz. On a July 27 episode of RAW is WAR, Wright debuted his "Ho's", during a tag-match, with Nation member Mark Henry against The Road Warriors. Josh is a writer at TheSportster and has been watching wrestling since Stone Cold and The Rock's WrestleMania My Way package reeled him in. HAPPY ANNIVERSARY Denise Wright your still smoking HOT!!!!!!! It was off and running from there and it was fun," Wright remembered. 19:02. At the same time that he was wrestling as Papa Shango in the WWF, the WWF had a working agreement with the USWA. [36] At Unforgiven, Right to Censor defeated the Acolytes and the Dudley Boyz. The cartoon antics were going to be 86ed as the Attitude Era would have brought a new version of the voodoo . 44:39. He was announced as the first member of Faarooq's faction the Nation of Domination. This never came into fruition. As part of the agreement, Papa Shango was sent to wrestle in USWA, where he won the Unified World Heavyweight Championship for a second time. The Godfather, under his old gimmick and with his hos, returned at the 2002 Royal Rumble competing in the Rumble match. The Godfather, both before and after being toned down, became something of a tag team specialist, forming teams with Val Venis, Mark Henry, and D'Lo Brown. Here's the link for it. [40] At Survivor Series, Goodfather and Buchanan teamed up with Edge and Christian, to face the Hardys and the Dudleys in a losing effort. Boogeyman debuted (obviously) much later, so I have a different appreciation for him. [1][57][65] He married Denise Wright in September 2000,[66] they have four children together. Wright explained that he was then given word that Vince McMahon wanted to see him. [18] Shango was seen infrequently on WWF television afterwards, and following a loss to Jim Duggan in a 1993 King of the Ring qualifying match, he made two final televised appearances against enhancement talent in June and July 1993. However, Shango received a title shot against new champion Bret Hart on Saturday Night's Main Event but was unsuccessful. Luv how the ref magically comes alive as the warrior goes for a pin. [32], On the July 24 episode of Raw, Godfather faced Bull Buchanan, member of Steven Richards' ultra-conservative stable Right To Censor, in which he agreed to give up pimping if he lost. [55], In late 2009, Wright returned to wrestling to take part in Hulk Hogan's "Hulkamania: Let The Battle Begin" tour of Australia. He was supposed to drop the title to Owen Hart at Over the Edge 1999 but Hart died before the match started whilst entering the ring from the ceiling. Wright was asked to return in 1997, with the original plans being for him to revive the Papa Shango character, but that plan was never completed with the inception of Kane, another supernatural character. I show up to TV, took these pictures, and they say, Vince wants to talk with you., I was like, Cool! These first seven episodes of Stranger Things season 4 are bonkers and we cant wait to watch more! Be the first one to comment on this story. But she knows he can help her get her powers back, so she agrees to work with him. When you look back on gimmicks like Papa Shango it can sometimes become easy to understand why those from the outside looking in can't get their heads around people watching and enjoying pro wrestling. The negative reputation for WrestleMania 8 was mostly sparked by the awful ending to the main event of Hulk Hogan vs. Sid Justice. As of now, fans are still waiting for The Fiend to return to television after being set on fire back at TLC. He wrestled briefly at house shows as Sir Charles, a play on both his real name and the nickname of National Basketball Association player Charles Barkley. to attack Val Venis and told the fans to "stick it!" [20], At the same time as he was wrestling as Papa Shango in the WWF, the WWF had a working agreement with USWA. The finish was supposed to be Sid getting disqualified because of Shango breaking up the pinfall attempt by Hogan after he hit the big leg drop. Speaking of Papa Shango, how great was it that his being late on the run in at Wrestlemania VIII forced Sid to kick out of Hogans leg drop? Thats right, Papa is alive and well in the new episodes. He was taken off of television in the fall of 1995, and after an appearance in the 1996 Royal Rumble match, Wright left the company again. Eventually Wright parlayed his training into a job with Jerry Lawler in the United States Wrestling Association (USWA) with the gimmick the wrestlers from the bar had given him and took the name The Soultaker, taken from one of the tattoos on his arm. The angle went nowhere, as Warrior challenged Randy Savage for the WWF World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam, with the rivalry never culminating. "Rob Van Dam" was seen on a New York City subway recently and made the commute much more exciting than it would've been without him there. February 27, 2023 Monday Night RAW results, IWGP Junior Heavyweight Tag Team Championship, United States Wrestling Association (19891991), United States Wrestling Association (19931994), World Wrestling Federation / Entertainment (19972002), The Nation of Domination and The Godfather (19971999), Right to Censor and return of The Godfather (20002002), USWA Unified World Heavyweight Championship, Reunion Show of the July 22, 2019 episode of RAW, World Wrestling Federation/World Wrestling Entertainment, United States Wrestling Association alumni, Extreme Canadian Championship Wrestling alumni. The character was hardly used and wasn't able to be developed, and even when talking about it later Wright only remembers wearing robes he purchased from another wrestler to the ring. After the match, he hosted a bikini contest between three of his hos. Papa Shango Kama Kama Mustafa The Godfather The Goodfather Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Weight 320 lbs (150 kg) Born May 16, 1961 (age 61) Birth Place Las Vegas, Nevada Resides Las Vegas, Nevada Billed from Red-light district Trainer Larry Sharpe Debut September 16, 1989 Retired December 2002 Meanwhile, Shango defeated Tito Santana in a dark match at the event. At that moment, what would turn out to be quite a colorful in-ring career began to blossom. On a July 27 episode of Raw is War, Wright debuted his "Hos", during a tag-match, with Nation member Mark Henry against the Legion of Doom. The Nation lasted until around September 1998 and officially disbanded in October 1998 when Henry attacked the Nation's leader The Rock. Is she evil? [citation needed] In September 2013, Wright resumed wrestling on the independent circuit. Despite numerous segments being shown on TV every week (Warrior vomiting, inexplicably bleeding,), the angle went nowhere, as Warrior challenged Macho Man Randy Savage for the WWF Championship, apparently forgetting about Shango. He was eliminated immediately by Dolph Ziggler. Unfortunately, he missed his cue, something that actually botched the finish of the match and led to a bit of a mess at the company's biggest event of the year, WrestleMania 8. In July, he had a shot at the CWA World Heavyweight Championship against Rambo, but lost. On November 21, Wright, using the new ring name Pimp Father, teamed with Nick Dinsmore to defeat Rock of Love (Billy Blade and Kadin Anthony) in a tag team match. Papa Shango: One Of WWE's Most Outlandish Gimmicks Ever By Hamza Ali Published Aug 7, 2022 WWE's Papa Shango is one of the most remembered outlandish gimmicks during the early 1990s. Papa Shango appeared on WWE television between January 1992 and July 1993. Papa Shango puts a fiery curse on his opponent: Superstars, May 30, 1992 WWE 93.2M subscribers Subscribe 263K views 1 year ago Papa Shango puts his supernatural powers to use against. In 1998, The Godfather (known to wrestlers as a genuine tough guy) competed in the WWF Brawl for All; which was a strictly voluntary boxing / shoot fighting competition, eventually won by Bart Gunn. [61], According to Wright, the Papa Shango character uses paint because Vince McMahon said his face did not match his body. Sign up for Peacock to watch. After WrestleMania, Sid and the Warrior were scheduled to begin a feud. H/t to Wrestling Inc for the transcription. Shango bombed, and deservedly so. He is best known for his tenure with the World Wrestling Federation throughout the 1990s and early 2000s, and underwent several gimmick changes; the most notable were Papa Shango, Kama, Kama Mustafa, The Godfather and The Goodfather. The gimmick was highly popular with audiences, and he defeated Goldust for the WWF Intercontinental Championship on the April 12, 1999 episode of Raw Is War. Mustafa became increasingly known as The Godfather of the Nation, a moniker which would eventually become his official ring name in 1998. Aug 2, 2020 . While Charles Wright might be most famous for being 'The Godfather' it was a stint as Papa Shango which first brought him into the WWE spotlight. [10], In January 1992, he was repackaged as a heel by the name of "Papa Shango", a horror-themed voodoo practitioner with an appearance reminiscent of the loa, Baron Samedi, as depicted in the 1973 film Live and Let Die. Two days later, Pimp Fatha wrestled his last match on the tour, and defeated Morley. The Ultimate Warrior then returned to the WWF by running to the ring and helping Hogan against Sid and Shango. Charles Wright (born May 16, 1961), better known under his ring name The Godfather, is an American professional wrestler. During the early 1990s a 'garbage man' and a 'tax inspector' were competing in WWE, wrestlers have thrown each other into graves during buried alive matches, and one of the biggest stars in the history of the business is an undead character. After a few years with the USWA, Wright got a call from a good friend of his with an opportunity that would lead to him being first introduced to the WWE Universe in 1991. This didn't come to fruition. He stood with the Nation when Rocky Maivia became the leader shortly after WrestleMania XIV, standing with Maivia (who officially became The Rock around that time), Mark Henry, D'Lo Brown, and later Owen Hart after he joined the stable in the summer of 1998. However, the WWE Chairman changed his mind and decided to put The Godfather (then known as Kama) in The Nation of Domination instead. Fin Martin of professional wrestling magazine Power Slam, in a 2013 article, wrote: "Shango and his curses were a total embarrassment. Wright appeared at the WWE Raw Reunion show on July 22, 2019. On February 22, 2016, it was announced that Wright would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame class of 2016, under his Godfather persona.[59]. Reason Why Naomi Hasnt Returned To WWE Revealed? Or at least, we get a quick glimpse. Shango made an appearance at AIW and was tasked with taking out five men at once. Follow along with us at Netflix Life for all of our Stranger Things news and dont miss volume 2 when its released on July 1, 2022. . damien damien. 19:02. 4:29. Also at the event, Ivory lost the WWF Women's Championship to Chyna. The Godfather had a short revival in 2002, claiming to have gone "legitimate" and formed a legal escort agency. [44] At WrestleMania X-Seven, Goodfather, Buchanan and Venis were defeated by the APA (formerly the Acolytes) and Tazz. Sid's manager, Harvey Wippleman then jumped on the apron, and the referee signaled for the disqualification at that point as Shango was just getting to the ring. 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